Homeland Park Baptist Church

Christmas Eve Advent Service - December 24, 2017 We will have one service at 10:00 am.  There will not be 9:30AM Bible Study Classes or PM Services. The dress is casual and will be a great way to start off your Christmas Eve celebrations. Join us as we celebrate the advent of our Savior, Jesus Christ and we pray you have a very merry Christmas.

Church Wide Christmas Fellowship Sunday, December 10th    Following Morning Worship in the FLC. Come join us for a time of food and fellowship. Please bring covered dishes, desserts, and drinks. The church will provide the meat. * There will be no Evening Worship Service.

Birthdays Deborah Forrester           12/4 Bill Whitlock                    12/5 Pat Cox                         12/8 Cindy Hanks                   12/12 Rick Eubanks                  12/15 Bertha Lyon                    12/16 James Strickland             12/16 Ellen Black                      12/18 Patsy Fleming                 12/27 Harold Sanders               12/27 Johnny White                  12/29 Anniversaries Joshua & Trista Cox         12/7 Jerry & Reba Geddings    12/10

Here are some smiling faces from some of our folks who helped with Trunk R Treat this year. https://t.co/Ic4loqKoVt pic.twitter.com/0NLhud3dz2 — Homeland Park BC (@homelandparkbc) November 7, 2017

Senior Adult Christmas Breakfast Saturday, December 2nd 9:00 - 11:00 AM In the HPBC Family Life Center. All senior adults are invited to join us.  Please bring a canned good for our Food Bank.

WMU Prayer Focus North American Mission Board: Massachusetts, Paul Biswas International Mission Board: South Carolina, Carlos Ruiz

your gift TRANSFORMS LIVES Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions Week of Prayer: December 3rd – 10th Mission March: Sunday, December 10th Our Goal: $1,000.00 5 E nvelopes will be in the pews beginning December 3rd. https://www.imb.org/lottie-moon-christmas-offering

Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebration In Honor of Rev. James and Mrs. Donna Strickland Sunday, November 19th   2:30 - 4:30 PM   In the HPBC Family Life Center.

Birthdays Buddy Sanders                11/5 Newt Partain                   11/6 Will Artman                    11/6 Nakita Harris                  11/8 Frances Holcombe           11/17 Donna Strickland             11/21 Anniversaries James & Donna Strickland            11/21

Church-Wide Thanksgiving Fellowship Tuesday, November 21st   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM In the HPBC Family Life Center. Come join us for a time of food and fellowship.  Please bring soups, sandwiches, desserts, and drinks.

Mission Action Our November Mission Action is for Calvary Home for Children. They can use the following: Liquid Dishwashing Detergent, Laundry Detergent, Disinfecting Wipes, Paper Towels, Paper Plates, Washcloths, Tennis Shoes, Flip-Flops, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Body Wash, Hairbrushes, Notebook Paper, Pencils, Glue, and Construction Paper. Please leave the items in the Bible Study Office.

(Psalm 100:4) Enter His gates with thanksgiving; go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name.   Worship begins with attitude. The psalmist is writing a charge to all who worship God to approach Him as someone who is thankful for all He has done and is doing in their lives. The truth is, our entire outlook depends on the attitude that we project. Many years ago I remember “Amber” sunglasses came out. I bought a pair and I could not believe how bright everything looked because I was so used to “dark” sunglasses. Although I do not remember what I did with those sunglasses, I do remember the view.   As you approach God in your devotions, Bible studies, worship services, prayer and service, do so with thankfulness. Like this verse says, “Enter His Gates” (You have make the choice to approach Him), “go into His courts with praise” (Be thankful for what He has done before you ask Him to do what you want Him to do). Praise His name! (As you lift Him u

Yesterday marked a milestone in our church.   A few of our Senior Adults ventured out to go to see Dennis Swanberg at Seneca Baptist Church and have lunch afterward.  It was a great ministry event!  These ladies are some of the most bravest and courageous women I know because all but two and myself were involved in that horrible accident over a year ago.  We all agreed that we had to get back on the bus to not give the devil or fear victory.  God is greater and I am so proud of these women! - Pastor James

Pastor James Strickland Pastor Appreciation Dinner Sunday, October 22nd Following the Morning Worship Service There will be a pastor appreciation dinner to honor our Pastor, Rev. James Strickland, immediately following the morning worship service on Sunday, October 22nd in the FLC. Please bring covered dishes, drinks, and desserts.       

Trunk or Treat Tuesday, October 31st   6:00 PM Each year more and more children and their families from our community stop by for this outreach event. Please bring your vehicle with candy to give out to the children in our community who come through our parking lot, as we reach out to their families. Dressing up and decorating your trunk is not a requirement to participate but is always appreciated. As you can imagine there is a large demand for candy as well. If you would like to donate candy please bring it to the HPBC Bible Study Office when you come to church.

Mission Action Our Mission Action for the month of October is our Christmas boxes for Operation Christmas Child. There are boxes in the HPBC Bible Study Office to be picked up. Please plan to fill these and turn them in by Sunday, October, 29th. Thanks for your willingness to take on this project.    

Birthdays Deborah James               10/3 Pauline Tate                   10/4 Molly Black                     10/10 Ross Christensen             10/10 Lonnie Vickery                10/11 Delores Collier                10/15 Reba Geddings                10/17 Anniversaries Terry & Mary Lou Finley 10/11 Rick & Shirley Eubanks    10/15

Dennis Swanberg “America’s Minister of Encouragement” Dr. Dennis Swanberg, affectionately known to as “America’s Minister of Encouragement”, He is a seasoned and solid communicator whose sly wit delivers life enriching truths to the heart on wings of laughter. He will be at the The Beaverdam Baptist Association’s 2017 Annual Fall Senior Adult Celebration at Thursday, October 19th at 10:30 AM at Seneca Baptist. There is no cost for the event however you may want to bring money for lunch on the way home. All senior adults are invited to attend.

You are invited to join in preparing our church to worship Jesus Christ through Christmas and the Advent season.  If you would like to help make this worship experience a reality then please join us for this meeting on Saturday, October 28th at 10:00am in our fellowship hall.  Breakfast will be provided.  Please contact the church office or sign up online if you plan to attend so we can get enough food. Loading...

Fear Not and Hold On The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10 (NLT) If there were ever a verse to ponder at this time of year, it would be this one. We must remember that we do have an adversary. Satan’s desire not only wants to hurt you physically, he wants to kill your joy, crush your spirit and strain your relationship with God. Paul talks about this battle in Ephesians 6. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. (Ephesians 6:11-12 NLT) Did you know that God uses the term “Fear Not” 365 times (one for each day.) God reminds us that we are not to fear the Devil, our circumstances, our future, our mission. Yes, we experience a rich and satisfying life

HPBC Youth Corner On behalf of the youth of HPBC, I want to thank everyone for the hospitality you all have shown this summer to our youth. From the summer fun events in July to the past month of exploring the God's Not Dead 2 together in the FLC, I loved seeing our youth and adult classes interacting and I hope that there will be more opportunities for our youth to grow with the congregation in the future. As we head back into the school year, we'll be picking up our series going through the book of Exodus. Please pray for our students in this time as they return to school and that they will be examples for Christ in their classes. Nathan O’Neill, Youth Pastor

Birthdays Malissa Fleming             9/1 Max Fleming                   9/5 Elenor Habbal                 9/7 Sharon Lacount               9/10 Jerry Stamps                  9/11 Willette Harrison             9/13 Trista Cox                       9/17 Geraldine Thrasher         9/17 Joe Lollis                        9/17 Tyler Stamps                  9/20 JoAnn Dickson                9/22 Jody O'Neill                    9/24 Anniversaries Larry & Linda McLees      9/14

Mission Action for September  Our Mission Action for the month of September will be for Shalom House. This house is a transitional home for women in recovery from drugs and alcohol. They can use: Coffee, Creamer, Sugar, Paper Towels, Bathroom Tissue, Kleenex, Soft Scrub with Bleach, Clorox, Liquid Laundry Products, Sponges, Scouring Pads, Dishwasher Powders, and Sheets for Single Beds. Please leave any of the above in the Bible Study Office.   

Janie Chapman Offering for State Missions     2017 Season of Prayer for State Missions September 10th – 17th Mission March  Sunday, September 17th Our Goal: $1,000 Envelopes are in the pews.

It is devastating for us to watch all of the people struggling in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Lives and property have been lost and families torn apart. As a church we support efforts to help those affected by disaster in our country through our weekly offering towards the cooperative program and our yearly Annie Armstrong Easter offering. While this helps there is no way our State Baptist Convention and North American Mission Board can meet all this need with what they normally receive. We need to do more! We can pray and we can give. Over the next two weeks we will be giving you an opportunity to give over and above your regular tithes towards the Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort. Your donations will go through our State Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Department to make sure every penny makes it to boots on the ground. Please make checks out to Homeland Park Baptist Church and designate Hurricane Harvey. If you would like to donate directly online go to  goo.gl/fzAQHZ  

 Each year we invite children and their families to this celebration to give them school supplies they need when school begins. Our church family loves to reach out into the community in this way.

Mission Action Our Mission Action for the month of August will be BOTTLED WATER for the Homeland Park Fire Department. Please leave your donation in the Bible Study Office.   

Birthdays Angie Watts                    8/2 Lucky Evans                   8/14 Sheila White                   8/14 Ellen Christensen             8/15 Nathan O'Neill                 8/16 Helen Ferguson               8/21 Lou Ellen Higgins             8/22 Janiece White                 8/22 Shirley Eubanks             8/23 Andrea Franks                8/25 Robert Lee                     8/28

SUMMER SUNDAY NIGHTS ALIVE Family Game Night & Finger Foods Sunday, July 30th   6:00 PM We are inviting everyone to bring finger foods and desserts to share as we fellowship together at our family game night. You can participate in game night or just sit back enjoy, either way we are ready to have some family fun!

SUMMER SUNDAY NIGHTS ALIVE Movie Night Sunday, July 23rd   6:00 PM Showing at Homeland Park Baptist Church We return to the story of Grace Wesley, a Jr. High School teacher who is challenged for speaking of her faith to her students during a history lesson. Her love of teaching, her love for her students, and her love of life all come from the same place: her love of Christ. So when Brooke, a hurting student grieving the loss of her brother, reaches out to Grace, their coffee-shop conversation naturally leads to Grace sharing the hope she finds in Christ. For this, Grace faces an epic court case that could cost her the career she loves and expel God from the classroom and the public square once and for all! *A love offering will be collected to offset the license fees for showing the movie.

SUMMER SUNDAY NIGHTS ALIVE VBS Prayer & Preparation Service Sunday, July 16th   6:00 PM This will be a time for our church to pray and prepare for our upcoming Vacation Bible School! Vacation Bible School   Monday, July 17th - Wednesday, July 19th   6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Thursday, July 20th   6:00 PM - 7:30 PM   Family Night at VBS